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As the old Bob Dylan song goes, "the times they are a-changin'." While I suspect his message may have been intended for a more meaningful topic than…
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Know your employee social media privacy rights! A new Maine law addresses workers’ social media privacy. The purpose of the new law is to protect both job applicants and employees in Maine. "Social media" includes everything from personal email accounts to facebook, instagram, twitter, tumblr, and pinterest. What are social media privacy rights? Your boss, manager, …
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Many social media tools are available for health care professionals (HCPs), including social networking platforms, blogs, microblogs, wikis, media-sharing sites, and virtual reality and gaming environments. 1 – 8 These tools can be used to improve or enhance professional networking and education, organizational promotion, patient care, patient …
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This article focuses on Australian employment law and considers how social media affects Australian employees and their right to privacy outside work We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to …
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In general, these laws prohibit companies from requesting employees and job seekers that they log in to their social media accounts. However, these new laws are also clear about special circumstances wherein companies can actually do so in a legal manner. Protecting Employees and Job Seekers. The last state to adopt an online privacy law is
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Employment bar deconstructs new social media privacy law Employers advised to proceed with caution . By Patrick Murphy │August 4, 2014 . When in doubt, employers should proceed with caution and consult with their lawyers if they want to avoid being slapped with a suit for violating the state’s tough new social media privacy law.
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I previously blogged about California Labor Code 980, the law attempting to restrict employers from asking for employee’s social media login credentials. In October 2013, I spoke at a conference at Chapman Law School on the topic, and researching the talk prompted me to look at the state laws throughout the country.
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Federal laws prohibit employers from discriminating against a prospective or current employee based on information on the employee's social media relating to their race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, and immigration or citizen status. However, employers can and do use information on such websites as a method of conducting background checks. Employees …
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The … To find out whether your state has a social media password law, select it from the list below. The use of social media by employees is as fraught as it is
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Laws limit access to employee's social media accounts, and that may be a good thing, legal experts say. on 15 May, 2013 10:10. 0-share; print; email; New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or those in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses. While the laws generally limit companies from …
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• Describes the content and purpose of the various states’ new social media privacy laws. • Delivers a detailed state-by-state description of each law, listing a general overview, what is prohibited, what is allowed, the remedies for violations, and special notes for each statute. • Provides an easy-to-use chart listing on one axis the states which have enacted social media …
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Last year, California, Illinois, Maryland, and Michigan adopted social media privacy laws. Utah's social media privacy law took effect this month. Thirty-five other states have similar privacy laws at various stage of the process. Those who support these social media privacy laws say that the laws are necessary to protect employees--even when the employer may be the …
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Employers in the financial industry often have legitimate business reasons for viewing employees' social media sites. This is where problems with …
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State legislatures across the country continue to draft and enact legislation restricting employers from requiring or pressuring employees (or job…
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In a sign of the growing trend of states enacting statutes protecting employee privacy, Maine became the latest state to prohibit employers from requiring employees and job applicants
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An effective and comprehensive social media policy term be included in your employee handbook. In social media, the risk of race across another type of protected information is obvious. The spotlight update version of present policy exists in electronic form earn the Corporate Policy web site. In various media on employee social media
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Employee Privacy Laws Related to Social Media 1 #1 Employment Discrimination and Employee Privacy. ... 2 #2 Free Speech and Employee Privacy. ... 3 #4 Accounts, Passwords and Employee Privacy 4 #5 Prohibition of Social Media Use and Employee Privacy. ... 5 #6 Monitoring Employees’ Social Media Use. ... 6 #7 Regional Employee Privacy Laws. ...
Employee privacy laws can be grouped into the following categories: Employment Discrimination Free Speech Labor- Or Union-Related Activities Account/Password Access and Management Prohibition of Social Media Use In The Workplace Monitoring Employee Use of Social Media Regional Privacy Laws
In some regions privacy is a constitutionally guaranteed right, while in some countries, privacy isn’t considered a basic human right at all. In the United States, and for global companies, employee privacy laws significantly impact the use of social media in the workplace.
Employee privacy laws often include rules on monitoring employees’ use of social media. These laws are written to protect an employee’s rights to privacy while balancing an employer’s need to monitor employee activities to protect the business from harm.